While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

Wang Xuehua's dragon robe was embroidered with both cherry blossoms and a giant dragon, making it a bizarre and incongruous design.

This was mainly because she was very young when she fled to Donghai City, had never been to school, and did not know the characteristics of clothing in Dongying Kingdom in the past.

But none of that matters; nobody cares about that in the apocalypse.

She only wanted to peacefully and independently become empress. Once she achieved this, she could make deals with the other four great empires and gain more protection.

The five empires all felt that Earth's population was too small and needed to be governed in a unified manner, but each wanted to be the leader, so in the end, they had to rely on their true abilities.

"Wife, now that we've established our own independent nation, Yang Ding and those grandmasters are definitely plotting how to deal with us."

"Hmph, Murong Wan'er has just ascended the throne and has no authority at all. Yang Ding wants to reform the marriage system, which will inevitably offend other Grandmasters. I have already contacted them privately and hope that they will join me in destroying Yang Ding."

"Could Yang Ding, a mere nineteen-year-old Grand Scholar, really kill Zhao Lie?"

When Wang Xuehua thought of Yang Ding, she suddenly felt that even the dragon robe didn't smell appealing anymore.

"He has the ability to stop time and also has combat power, which is very troublesome. The second brother has already gone to see the White Eagle Empress. As long as she is willing to help me eliminate Yang Ding, the Eastern Cherry Empire can become a vassal state of the White Eagle, allowing them to station troops in the East China Sea to hunt and kill aquatic cultivation resources."

The man sighed, "The White Eagle Empress hasn't replied yet. She's probably intimidated by this so-called Ninth Element. I'm afraid that kid won't give us time."

Wang Xuehua glared at the eldest husband, "With 30 million hostages in our hands, what are you afraid of? As my eldest husband, your future status will be second only to me, above all others. Don't be a coward. If all else fails, you can give your position to the second eldest."

The man was so frightened that his face turned green, and he immediately knelt down.

"Wife, I was wrong. Yang Ding is nothing. My dear Xuehua is the best in the world."

"Damn Sprite, what a spoilsport! I was trying on the dragon robe, why did you bring up that bastard?"

The man trembled with fear, and the other husbands also knelt down, saying, "My wife, please calm down. No one can defeat our precious Xuehua."

Wang Xuehua then softened her tone.

"If they dare to attack the Dongying Empire, we will first slaughter all 30 million people of Donghai City to die with them."

"Please rest assured, my wife, I have already sent an official letter to Zhang Beiye, the Vice Admiral of the Eastern Navy, on behalf of the Eastern Cherry Empire, informing them of this matter. They should not dare to act recklessly," the man replied hastily.

When will the coronation ceremony be held?

"Tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM)."

Wang Xuehua glanced at the nearly one hundred confidants in front of her and said, "Notify all the soldiers of the Law Enforcement Bureau to be ready to turn their blades inward at any time. There must be no accidents at tomorrow's coronation ceremony. Those who make great contributions can marry into the royal family of the Eastern Cherry Empire or marry a princess and become a prince consort."

Once the emperor is crowned, the prestige of this marriage alliance is instantly elevated, highlighting the allure of upward social mobility.

"yes!"

Seeing the high-ranking officials of the law enforcement bureau kneel down, Zhou Ruoxi and Fang Jing, who were eavesdropping from the air, couldn't help but feel worried.

Fang Jing surveyed the area above Donghai City and indeed found that the 100,000 soldiers of the Donghai Law Enforcement Bureau were distributed throughout the streets and alleys, and all of them were in the densely populated dormitory areas.

"Wang Xuehua is truly despicable; she actually made her own people perish with her."

"She's planning to fight to the death."

"This is really troublesome. If it drags on until the White Eagle Empress intervenes, our husbands' time-stopping ability will be useless. Without the time-stopping ability, the casualties will be huge."

Any superpower becomes almost unreliable if it is interfered with by someone with higher cultivation.

Especially time stop, you either stop it completely or don't stop it at all. If it works sometimes and doesn't work sometimes, your opponent might seize the opportunity to counterattack.

Fang Jing connected the spatial passage to the royal palace and also pulled Vice Marshal Zhang Beiye into the group chat.

After Yang Dinggang had just finished sleeping with the Queen, Murong Yan's pretty face was flushed.

The two got dressed and went to Mu Qingyao's room, where she had just bathed and changed and was waiting for Yang Ding.

The main activity on their wedding day was for the two of them to take turns serving the husband.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Wang Xuehua will be enthroned tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM). We need to have a meeting to decide when to make our move."

Zhang Beiye read Wang Xuehua's official letter aloud and then handed it to Mu Qingyao.

"Commander, the official letter is signed by Emperor Dongying."

Mu Qingyao took it and immediately became furious.

"Ugly people are often troublesome; she doesn't deserve to be an empress."

Murong Yan didn't even bother to read the official letter; she and Wang Xuehua had been at odds since the beginning of the catastrophe.

All men love her for her simplicity, elegance, and wisdom, but they all hate Wang Xuehua for her vulgarity.

"Let's make our move tomorrow. This matter cannot be delayed. If the White Eagle Empire or the King Serpent Empire gets involved, our casualties will increase tenfold or a hundredfold. They have always coveted the black gold mine in the Western Regions City."

Black gold is the only metal on Earth that can rival alien weapons. Currently, it is exclusively mined by the Jinglong Empire, and its value is immeasurable.

"Your Majesty, what about the thirty million people of the East Sea?" Zhang Beiye asked.

"I will mobilize 30,000 Dragon Guards and 20,000 Northern Border Warriors, and use spatial teleportation to descend into the dormitory area to confront the royal family's rebel army head-on."

Everyone looked at Yang Ding, waiting for his decision.

"Alright, it's settled then. If she wants to ascend the throne, I'll smash her dragon throne."

"The entire East Navy is on high alert tonight. No one is allowed to sleep," Mu Qingyao ordered.

"yes!"

Zhang Beiye left the group chat.

Ye Rou walked in with Ye Ke, carrying the Soul-Severing Spear. "Husband, my sister and I will fight side by side this time to protect the people of Donghai City."

"Alright, you sisters will be in charge of leading the soldiers of the North."

……

The temperature in Donghai City plummeted in the early hours of the following day.

People getting ready to go to work had to wear thick coats, and screens in all the buildings, streets and factories were playing the latest speech by Wang Xuehua.

"Citizens of Donghai City, from this day forward, Donghai City will break away from the Jinglong Empire and establish the Dongying Empire. You are all citizens of Dongying. At Chenshi (7-9 AM) today, I will ascend the throne and become emperor. Please kneel and worship on time. Those who resist will be executed along with their entire families."

All the dormitory buildings were blocked by law enforcement officers. The whole city was down today. No need to go to work, just stay at home and wait to kneel and worship the Great Sakura Emperor.

Just as the hour of Chen (7-9 AM) was approaching, the screen suddenly switched, and Yang Ding and Murong Yan appeared.

"All citizens of the Jinglong Empire, I am Queen Murong Wan'er."

"I am Regent Yang Ding. Please do not go out. Today, the Imperial Guards will be attacking the traitor Wang Xuehua and will protect your safety with our lives."

The royal city possessed the highest level of network access, completely dominating the city's network.

Soon the screen was filled with static, and no more messages could be seen; the internet cable had been cut off by law enforcement.

"Holy crap, are we still going to kneel down at Chenshi (7-9 AM)?"

"What are you kneeling for? We've been Jinglong people for generations. Why should we be Dongying citizens? Dongying has been extinct for ages."

"Yeah, yeah, anyway, if we stay at home, no one will see us even if we don't kneel."

Everyone went home, drew the curtains, locked the doors, and huddled under the covers to keep warm, waiting for the situation to calm down.

The news of the attack on the capital city enraged Wang Xuehua, who then lowered the temperature in Donghai City to below zero, causing snow to fall and the ground to freeze.

The East Navy's camp even erected a thousand-meter-high ice wall, covered with sharp icicles. Whenever the East Navy attacked the ice wall, Wang Xuehua would make them freeze.

Zhang Beiye led a million-strong East China Sea navy, fully armed and on high alert, to prevent the strange beasts in the East China Sea from taking the opportunity to land.